אֶבֶן בֹּחַן

ביטוי (אנגלית)

test stone / criterion

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: a test point or standard of evaluation. A subject or element used as a benchmark for assessing a situation. (Originally referred to a hard black jasper-like stone used to test metals or serve as a foundation stone after proving its strength.)

("Therefore thus said the Lord God: Behold, I lay in Zion a foundation stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; he who believes shall not make haste" – Isaiah 28:16; and: "He, Amram Najara, would serve as a test stone for this act on behalf of the many... money – it is a test stone like no other" – Y. Burla / Longings, pp. 247, 253)